Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-07-21

nANlDN pIOuNtA ~ luCD4s y AO14N0 0GNA
with pleasure Upon the splendid galaxy Of
Scokland's ~stars-Seott, jeffrey and sgd.
ney snith-whose literature later he ayow-
cd had been cultivated upon little oatmeaLt
II. A. p, Carter, the Hawaiian minister
at Washington, who is ia Washington,
speaking Of the revolution In Honolulu
said: The king probably abandoned some
OF bis prorogatives aud pledged himself to
stick more closely TO the limitations OF
power. know the new ehief minister,
w. N. Green, rather well. He Is an in
telligsnt, well meaning man, and il he has
full control, will manage thin g well. King
Kalakaua has always been a firm friend of
the United States, and though the head OF
the new cabinet is an Englishman by birth
/ think the movement is In no sense a blow
at American interests. The king did violate
the constitution sometimes, and in that
direction and many others the change will
be for the better. 1t is only a sort OF
domestic publication and reform.
Last Saturday afternoon the 9th INST,
at Dalles Hill, Eng In the presence OF q
large number of guests Invited by Mrs.
Gladstone to a garden party the American
testimonial to Gladstone was formally
presented to the ex-premier, after being ex-
hibited by him to the guests. The pre-
sentation speech was made by Hon. Joseph
Pulitzer, Of the New York World. Mr..
Pulitzer wes accompanied to Dalles Hill
by Mrs. Pulitzer, Hon. Perry Belmont Of
New York, Hon. Patrick Collins OF Boston
and several newspaper correspondents.
Gladstone received the party at 4 O'Clock
and after shaking hands and presenting
them to Mrs. Gladstone, all proceeded TO
the lawn, where the testimonial was exhib-
tied. 1t was a massive piece OF silver
work. It was carefully examined and ad.
mired by Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone. Mr..
Pulitzer made the presentation speech,
in which he assured Mr.. Gladstone OF the
s~ypa~sthy e the American people with the
cause which be ehampioned so ably, and
said hat while American citizens were
sharply divided on many questions they
united enthusiastically upon William
Eyart Gladstone.
The postmaster at Grand Isle, Man,
is said to have violated the postal laws
anG is to be removed.
A slight shock OF earthquake occurred in
the towns OF RolliSsford, Somers, Worth
and Harrington, N. II.
Twenty years ago Guy c. Hotchkiss, Jr,
the eldest son Of a we'll known ~,nanuiaet-
urer OF Williamsburg disap peared from his
home. Ho left behind him a young wife
and a boy child. The elder Hotchkiss
died many years ago and left a large sum
of money to his missing son Last Feb
ruary the grandson, Thomas Hotchkiss,
found his father living like a hermit in the
Golden State" Guy Hotehkiss has just
returned to his home.
The names OF most OF the people burned
in the FIRE at Hurley, Wis, are unfamiliar
to the theatrical agents in Chicago. Belle
Danyers, who was lying III in bed in at up
per story of the AlcazRr theatre when the
flames closed in on her and forced her to
frtun for bar life has a sad story Sha
was one OF the most popular members Of
the Lydia Thompson company when that
organization came TO Chi ago ia 1869. Che
was then a beautiful young woman, twenty
years OF age, with "a voice that promised
to make her the rival OF the most noted
singers of the day. A throat trouble iuiur-
ed her. and she began singing in variety
thcaters. She finally drifted into the con
cert saloons OF Minneapolis aud st. Paul,
and then the worst dives of Hurley.
At Port Huron, Mich, the United States
customs collector recently stopped thirty
Canadians from working on the Grand
Trunk road. A number of them are I'm
ployed in prominent positions.
The decision OF the supreme court Of
Washington Territory, n few months 10,
that the woman suffrage act WIS un IN
stitutionai was tested recently at Seattle,
and the court decided that, under the de-
eision, no could register for the
municipal
At Denver, Colo, before the Pacific in
vestigating committee United States SEN
ator Hall said hat the Omaha Smelling
company, his company, had never receiy-
ed rebates from the Union Paeine. He
admitted that he was n stakeholder in
Montana Mining company, which received
the S97, 600 rebate money.
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Queen Kapi0lani who arrived at New York
from England in the Seryia, and escorted
her to the Victoria hotel Mr. Carter said
that the queen was in no way alarmed by
the political condition ot the Hawaiian
stands. 1t was merely a change OF the
cabinet which would effect the King in no
other way whatever, as ministerial posi-
lions were not partisan appointments.
Cholera is increasing in Scicily. There
have already been 200 cases at Catania,
OF which 40 proved fatal
It is reported that the Darmstadt court
of chancery has summoned al guardians
and trustees having Russian stock under
their management to appear before the
court within a week for the purpose of de
Gliding how they shall otherwise invest the
money entrusted to them
Last spring Surgeon General John b.
Hamilton. OF the marine hospital service,
preferred charges to the medical ~associa-
tion a~Eainst DIR. Sewers of unprofessional
conduct in criticising publicly from a ed
ieal point of view the manne Of living OF
the president. DIR. Sewers has nov pre-
ierred charges against DIR. Hamilton of
having violated the associations regula-
tions, in having shown to ex- RepFesenta-
tive Hazletine the charges
First Assistant Secretary of State Port
CT said: He was of the opinion that there
could possibly be no injury done to Ame:i-
can interests on the Hawaiian islands by
the late change oi government. IL was
known that great dissatisfaction with the
Gibson government existed, and that the
leading citizens Of Honolulu were trying to
induce the king to change his advisers and
his methods, and were determined to have
such u change. The state department will
TAX no action in the matter unless the
dispatches of Minister Merrill indicate the
necessity for some movement.
Four hundred and thirteen dwellings,
police offices. six school houses and a
bank have beeH burned at Witepsk, Rus
STA, causing n loss OF two million roubles.
Thousands OF the city's inhabitants are
homeless and hundreds perishe.g.
II is alleged that not long since a eIer
in the war department hired a postoffiee
o under an assumed name n sent out
a circular notifying the inhabitants of the
way back district that the receipt of
$40 would entitle the sender to Informal
tion to enable him TO secure employ
ment under the government. Not n lew
took in the tempting bait, and the mail
received by the clerk was so large that it
attracted the attention of the p~ostofisa
authorities and an investigation followed.
His identity was oon discovered, and he
was at once discharged,
Rev. William W. Turner. for many years
principal OF the American asylum for the
deaf and dumb and one OF the earliest
teachers of deaf mutes in this country, died
at Hartford at the age OF eighty-seyen
years. He was graduated at Yalein 1919,
and was one Of it's oldest living graduates.
At Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, the Chippewa
house was robbed by sneak thieves OF
nearly / 1000 in iewelry and watches.
In Portland, Maine forty-one cases Of